7 visitthunderbay c om 7 U N C O V E R S O M E A M E T H Y S T Visit one of the ar ea s amethys t mines t o l earn mor e about the sparkl y purpl e s t ones that ar e Ont ario s offcial gems t one Y ou c an e v en fll a buck et with y our o wn piec es 8 R I D E T H E C A R O U S E L A T C H I PPE W A This w onderful merrygo r ound dat es back t o 1920 and f eatur es c ar efull y r es t or ed c arv ed w ooden hor ses and a vint age or gan Kids of all ages all o w ed 9 G O T O A F R E E W A T ER FRO N T M O V I E OR C ONCE R T During the summer months Marina P ark is home t o fr ee outdoor liv e c onc erts by l oc al and national musicians as w ell as mo vies on the big scr een 10 G E T Y O U R F E S T I V A L O N TBayer s do enjo y a good f es tiv al and f ortunat el y ther e ar e pl enty t o choose fr om f ood music cultur al kit es Pride busk er s beer and mor e 11 W A T C H B I G B O A T S Curious about the mas siv e v es sels in the bay Visit www port ofthunderbay c om v es sels and l ook f or a gr een dot or arr o w t o get mor e inf o on each Salties ar e oc eangoing and lak er s s t ay on the Gr eat L a k e s 12 S E E T H E B I R D S Visit the McKellar Island Bir d Observ at ory mornings in May Augus t Sept ember and Oct ober t o vie w migr at ory bir ds up cl ose as the y ar e banded and r el eased 13 V I S I T A T H U N D E R B A Y MUS E UM Do a littl e time tr av el Seeing the artif acts that l oc al peopl es used f or w ork and play is an es sential part of getting t o kno w an ar ea Museum themes include l oc al his t ory sports aviation and pioneer days 14 C U R L U P W I T H A BO OK Loc al author s include Jean P endziw ol Donna Whit e Sheila Burnf or d Holl y Haggarty Elizabeth Kouhi T ony a Muchanao Ruby Slipperjack and Dunc an W ell er 1 5 G E T Y O U R P H O T O O P Check out gr affti all e y on Cook e Str eet a vibr ant c ol ourful mur al by t al ent ed y oung artis ts 16 F I N D S O M E N A T U R E The city has l ots of natur al beauty spots t o hik e and e xpl or e T r o wbridge F alls and Casc ades Conserv ation Ar ea ar e tw o popular l oc al f av ourit es 17 H I K E A T S L E E P I N G GI A N T An easy driv e fr om the city Sl eeping Giant Pr o vincial P ark has 100 km of hiking tr ails f or e v ery ability with superb vie ws r ock f ormations and some of the highes t cliffs in Ont ario 18 P L A Y I N T H E S N O W Rent do wnhill or cr os s c ountry ski gear or sno wshoes bundl e up and get r eady t o enjo y an e xhilar ating day at y our choic e of the city s tw o Nor dic ski c entr es tw o pr o vincial parks or tw o do wnhill ski ar eas 19 T A K E A P U B L I C A R T T OUR Lar gesc al e and intimat e inno v ativ e and tr aditionalther e is an intriguing v ariety of public art ins t allations thr oughout the city 20 G E T D O W N O N T H E FA R M Pick berries buy fr esh pr oduc e sampl e l oc al goods and t ak e part in seasonal f es tivities at ar ea f arms including Belluz F arms Gammondal e F arm and Alpac a V all e y F arm 21 E X P L O R E T H E B I G L A KE Experienc e the thrill of boating on Lak e Superior thr ough chart er s and t our sl oc al c ompanies include Sail Superior f or sailing and Zodiac and Ar chie s Fishing Chart er s f or fshing 22 P A C K A P I C N I C At Boul e v ar d Lak e y ou c an t ak e a r ent ed c anoe or kay ak out f or a spin r elax in the park and do some peopl ewat ching f oll o w the 53 km pav ed path ar ound the lak e or play some mini or disc golf 6 E A T Y O U R W A Y T H R O U G H A F A R M E R S M A R K E T The Thunder Bay Country Mark et is open y earr ound on W ednesday and Satur day and summer w eek end mark ets include Kakabeka F alls F armer s Mark et and Will o w Springs mark et in Lappe 7 visitthunderbay c om